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Patented Apr. 29,. I902. .E. A. NUGENT.

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(Application filed June 4, 1901.)

' Im Model.)

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

EDGAR A. NUGENT, OF 'UNIONVILLE, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 699,002, dated April29,1902.

Application filed June 4, 1901. Serial No. 63,070. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR A. NUGENT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Unionville, in the county of Orange and State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Oan, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in cans or jars; and the objectis to provide'a simple device for holding the cover on the can, and,further, to provide a packing device that will also serve to permit'aneasy removal of the cover.

I will describe a can embodying myi'nvention and then point out thenovel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a can or jar embodying my invention.Fig; 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a section on theline a; w of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a section on the line 'y y of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the can, which may consist ofany suitable material-snch, for instance, as glass or metal. The openend of the can has its outer surface beveled inward and upward, asindicated at 2, and the flange of the cover 3 is correspondinglybeveled. In placing the cover on the can a cord 4 is wound with severalturns aroundthe beveled portionof the can, and then the cover is placedthereon, One end of the cord, however, extends below the cover, so thatit may be readily grasped. This cord forms a packing between the coverand the can to prevent the entrance of air; but when it is desired toremove the cover by drawing downward or. outward on the projected end ofthe cord the several coils may be unwound, thus releasing the cover.

As a means for holding the cover in place I employ a yoke 5, the upperportion of which is designed to engage in a channel 6, formed in theupper surface of the cover. The downwardly-extended side members of thisyoke are pivotally connected to clamping-plates 7, which aretransversely curved,- especially at their lower ends, to engage tightlyagainst the outer surface of the can with a springpressure. The upperends of the plates 7 are pivoted to a collar 8, which engages "aroundthe can-body. It will be noted in Fig. 3 that one end 9 of the collar isextended considerably beyond the connecting point or rivet 10, and thisunderlapped portion 9 is designed to engage'lightly against the vesselor canto prevent the collar from slipping upward there'- on, although itwill permit the collar to be easily placed on the can. The lower ends ofthe side plates 7 are connected by a bail 11,

which is made of steel or other spring material. v

In operation after placing the cover on the can and engaging the yoke 5therewith the side plates 7 are to be moved downward to engage againstthe sides of the can, so that said side plates are in a verticalposition. The bail 11 will engage against the outer surface of the can,and it being of spring material will aid in holding the locking devicesecurely in position. By turning the bail 11 over the bottom of the can,as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, it will serve as a handle bymeans of which the can may be carried about. Of course at this time thecan will be upside down; but the tight joint provided by the packing 4will prevent the escape of material from the can.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A can having its upper or open end tapered inward,a cover having a flange tapered outward, the space between the taperedend and the flange being equal from the top to the bottom of the flange,and a packing string or cord adapted to wind around the tapered portionof the body and having one end extended outward whereby the cord may bedrawn out to release the cover,substantially as specified.

2. A can, a cover therefor, a collar for extending around the can, sideplates of spring material transversely curved and pivotally connected tosaid collar, ayoke pivoted to the side plates and adapted to engage thecover, and a bail attached to the lower ends of the side plates andadapted to be turned over the bottom of the can, substantially as one ofits ends free and extended underneath In testimony whereof I have signedmy the body portion of the collar, side plates pivname to thisspecification in the presence of oted to said collar, a yoke pivoted tothe side two subscribing Witnesses.

plates and adapted to engage with the cover, EDGAR A. NUGENT. 1 5 and abail of spring material attached to the Witnesses:

lower ends of the side plates, substantially JOHN H. HACK,

as specified. EDWARD II. SHovE.

